Create production materials (U3: P4, M3)

Learning outcome: Be able to create production materials for an original media product to client brief (U3: P4, M3)

Evidence of setting up front cover and double page spread

This is evidence of me making the start of my magazine by using Photoshop.

This is evidence of the model signing the Model release form.

This is evidence of me taking photos of my model.

Thumbnails

I only took three images when conducting my photoshoot as I was happy with the photos. In hindsight, to have more options, I should have taken some more to give myself a better variety of pictures to choose from.

Chosen images with codes and conventions

I took this photo as i feel this is really effective as he is looking down and acts like he doesn't know he's being pictured so it could be seen as natural.

In terms of conventions, I chose this outfit because it is quite trendy/fashionable and it links nicely to the genre. It is conventional to the genre and target audience. I chose the glasses as many hip-hop artists have quite a cocky attitude/character, so I followed this convention. It also makes my artist look quite cool. The facial expression also follows this convention. I chose a mid shot because I want to show the emotion of my artist - his serious, moody expression is what a lot of hip-hop artists illustrate.

Location Image with codes and conventions

This is my location that i will be using as a back ground to take a photo of my model. I chose this location because it's quite urban which is conventional to my genre. The shed isn't in very good condition, and I feel this is conventional to the genre because it's quite rough which is how the artists express themselves.

Evidence of me using photoshop for the design of my magazine.

BODY COPY/ARTICLE.

Conventions - I wrote this based off of an interview with my artist. The interview is exploring what it's like to be a hip-hop artist and how the artist deals with day to day life as a popular artist. It is conventional to hip-hop because it's quite hard hitting and realistic. Many hip-hop artists are quite open about their tough pasts, so I wanted to show this.

What made you become a Hip-Hop artist?

When I was a young boy, all I wanted to do was sing and be part of a band. On my 16th birthday, my mum got me tickets to see Ili Commi, who was a Hip-Hop artist at the time. Until that day, I’ve never looked back and always wanted to be in the Hip-Hop scene or something to do with it. I also want to express my emotions through my voice and singing.

Another reason that I wanted to become a Hip-Hop artist was to prove how powerful the genre was and I also wanted to express the way I feel about it through the way I play and the emotion I show in the productions. I feel that this is very important as I feel that not enough people know the real meaning of Hip-Hop. I also feel that Hip-Hop isn’t as popular as the other genres and one of my aims is to change this and make it more well known and more listened to, and hopefully I can do this with my crew and make some songs that will attract audiences from other genres.

Another reason why I became a Hip-Hop artist is because I had a group of friends at school who liked the type of music and I really feel that we bonded together through listening to and playing this type of music.

How will you make sure everyone is happy in their roles?

One thing that I do want to make sure in the two years is that I am happy and my crew is as well, because if someone is unhappy during the process then this will lead to them being unproductive.

Where do you intend to be in 2 years?

For me, the most important thing that I need to achieve is to be an established Hip-Hop artist. To achieve this, I need to carry on working with my brilliant band who have been a vital part of my success in the last 2 years and without them I wouldn’t be where I am now. In 2 years’ time, I would like to have the pleasure of doing a worldwide tour with my crew and explore the world and see what Hip-Hop is like in different countries.

In 2 years, I would like to be very well known and be able to make a difference to people in the way I sing and present myself. To make a difference to people would be the best achievement of my life as all I want to do is make people happy and make more and more people love the genre and this type of music.

I would also like to make my family proud and my fans as well who I class as family.

Even though the question that I am being asked is ‘where do you intend to be in 2 years’,  I do feel that this project will take longer than 2 years due to the complexity and all the stuff I need to go over as I want to make this perfect with no mistakes .